Do you ever have this weird experience between light sleep and wakefulness? Details inside:?

You are not alone. I’ve had this as well. I’m not on anything either. Unfortunately, I have no idea why it happens or what it is. Perhaps it’s simply our neurons/synapses rambling into wakefulness. Sort of like being hyper-aware of the brain transition between sleep and awake.

Here’s what’s been documented, so far, about the various stages of sleep.

Some interesting stuff

In the beginning; ” During this time when you are not quite asleep, you may experience strange and extremely vivid sensations known as hypnagogic hallucinations. Common examples of this phenomenon include feeling like you are falling or hearing someone call your name.

I do experience hypnagogic hallucinations, but in my case they don’t take the form of locutions from the Word-a-Day list. They’re more likely to involve perceived movement and interaction, such as thinking that someone has come into the room and spoken to me or even that I have got up and done something. Sometimes, though, they consist of ethereal music as if sung by some celestial choir. Amazing.

I have read that this phenomenon can occur in a dream-state that is actually very light sleep, light enough that we think we’re still awake.

Many times I’ve also come into near consciousness in a state of sleep paralysis combined with hypnagogic hallucinations, and that is terrifying: thinking I’m awake but unable to move, unable to breathe, and trying frantically but unsuccessfully to call for help.

One of my favorite, yet frightening experiences was when I was having a half-asleep dream where I was in a car surounded by men with molotov cocktails. I figured I could just muster up the courge to drive through them, until they started to throw the firebombs. Expecting to die in a fiery blaze, I woke up to the sun shining in my eyes. I guess the rays hit the right angle to start heating up my body, because I woke up really warm.

So, is it possible the feeling of being set on fire was just my body finally reacting to the hot sun? If so that is really cool to think how that could have possibly affected my dream.

I sometimes drift in a way that I know my thought process is becoming absurd, yet it makes perfect sense on another level. I can’t recall vocabulary changes, but I do know that I’ll sometimes wake myself by speaking out loud.

I experience this every morning, when I’m waking up. I’m not completely awake yet, but I’m not really asleep. I call it “floating” or “drifting,” and I love the sensation. While in that state, I’m deeply relaxed and have some of my most creative thoughts.

This could also be paranormally connected.